10 Fast Weight Loss Tips (We Tried Them!)

Tried-and-true tips by Melissa DalyFrom Health magazine Sick of chasing fad diets? Time to hop off the bandwagon and get some down-to-earth advice from people who have been there, done that.Sure, we spend our days sifting through the latest research and asking super-toned celebrities about their workout secrets. At the end of the day, though, peeling off the pounds is just as challenging...

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9 Ways to FINALLY Lose That Stubborn Belly Fat

There's one thing to like about visceral fat: It yields fairly easily to aerobic exercise. Running, biking, or swimming—basically anything that gets your heart rate up—wins over resistance training when it comes to getting rid of the stuff. A recent study from Duke University found that jogging the equivalent of 12 miles a week is enough to melt belly fat. Source:http://www.wome...

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VSG Before and After. Getting to Maintenance after losing 200 pounds.

VSG Before and After. Getting to Maintenance after losing 200 pounds. I can’t tell you how many times, I plan on blogging, and don’t. So, I’m sorry. But anyway, you all want an update! On May 19th, I hit my goal of 154.9. (Goal was 155). My last recorded weight was 152.5 on Saturday. Total loss: 194 pounds in 62 weeks. Can you believe it? The first time EVER in my life to actually make a goal....

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Does a Low-Carb Diet Really Beat Low-Fat?

Which diet is better for weight loss: low-fat or low-carb? Ask anyone hip to the headlines, and they’ll likely say the latter. A low-carb diet decreases a hormone called insulin, which helps regulate fat tissue—it’s thought that lowering insulin levels gives you a metabolic, fat-burning edge. “We wanted to test this theory,” says Kevin Hall, PhD, a metabolism researcher at the National...

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Weight Loss Success Story: The Baby-Weight Whisperer

John Trice Natalie Jill43, 5'2"San DiegoBefore: 175 lb.Dress size: 10/12After: 113 lb. Dress size: 2Total pounds lost: 62 lb.Sizes lost: 4In my 20s and early 30s, I was obsessed with what I should and shouldn't eat. But when I got pregnant in 2007, I finally had an excuse to eat whatever I wanted, and I quickly piled on 50 pounds. Deep down I knew...

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10 Reasons Your Belly Fat Isn't Going Away

Lose the pudg by Camille Noe PagánFrom Health magazine A little bit of belly fat is actually good for you: it protects your stomach, intestines, and other delicate organs. But too much fat is anything but healthy. Extra fat cells deep in your abdomen (aka visceral fat) generate adipose hormones and adipokines—chemical troublemakers that travel to your blood vessels and organs, where...

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6 Proven Ways to Lose Belly Fat (No. 2 and 3 are Best)

Overweight does not necessarily equal unhealthy. There are actually plenty of overweight people who are in excellent health (1). Conversely, many normal weight people have the metabolic problems associated with obesity (2). That’s because the fat under the skin is actually notthat big of a problem (at least not from a health standpoint… it’s more of a cosmetic problem). It’s...

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How to Lose Your Belly Fat Quickly and Naturally

One of the biggest questions I get is “how do I lose my belly fat? I’ve tried several things but nothing worked”. When I ask what you tried I hear 100 daily sit-ups, cutting calories drastically, excess cardio, fat burners, etc. If you can’t lose your belly fat, you’re using the wrong approach. You don’t need endless sit-ups, supplements, starving yourself or worse surgery. Here are the 10 best...

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